Sea to Sky Community Hospice in the News

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11th Annual Sea to Sky Charity Golf Tournament

August 27, 2018

The Annual Sea to Sky Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by BlueShore Financial, the Pemberton Valley Supermarket and The Whistler Real Estate Company, has quickly become a highly anticipated tradition. Funds raised from the event this year will support the Sea to Sky Community Hospice. Last year’s tournament was also in support of the Sea to Sky Community Hospice and raised $18,000.

Foursomes fill up quickly for this professionally run tournament and festive dinner. Register now to avoid disappointment. And just like last year, the course is ours all day – no delays waiting for other groups to finish!

May 4, 2018

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the Squamish Hospice Society are teaming up to build a four-bed hospice in Squamish, all made possible thanks to a $300,000 donation from the Whistler Blackcomb (WB) Foundation.

The funding was announced May 3 when the Foundation presented the Squamish Hospice Society with a cheque at the future home of the hospice. To that end, the hospice, expected to open in spring 2019, will be named the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Sea-to-Sky Community Hospice and will service residents throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.

JULY 13, 2017

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March 29, 2017

JANUARY 7, 2017

Squamish will be the home of the Sea to Sky’s first palliative care facility, according to a provincial announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The four-bed hospice will be going into an unused space in the Hilltop House, thanks in part to $400,000 in provincial funding as part of the $1 million Victoria has committed to palliative care across B.C. The province will also cover the centre’s operational costs. That leaves the Squamish Hospice Society with $1.34 million in fundraising before the facility’s anticipated 2019 opening.

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Province has provided over $1 million for improved access to hospice palliative care in Squamish, Powell River and the Sunshine Coast, including the first-ever hospice beds in the Sea to Sky region.
“Ensuring that everyone has compassionate care as their life’s journey draws to a close is critically important,” said Jordan Sturdy, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky who made the announcement on behalf of Health Minister Terry Lake.

JANUARY 3, 2017

Squamish will be home to the first hospice beds in the Sea to Sky Corridor. The provincial government has provided around $1 million for hospice palliative care in Squamish, Powell River and the Sunshine Coast, MLA Jordan Sturdy said at a press conference at Squamish’s Hilltop House.